Chapter 4.3 Family Unit Activities
Activities to Learn and Talk About Family
Reading Activity:
Read the following paragraph about the family of Raja and answer the questions below:
வணக்கம், என் பெயர் ராஜா நான் டெட்ராய்டில் (Detroit) இருக்கிறேன். என் அம்மா பெயர் மாலா , என் அப்பா பெயர் செல்வா. எனக்கு ஒரு அக்காவும் ஒரு தம்பியும் இருக்கிறார்கள். என் அக்கா பெயர் ராணி. என் தம்பி பெயர் இளவரசன். என் தாத்தாவும் பாட்டியும் சென்னையில் இருக்கிறார்கள் எனக்கு சென்னைக்கு போய் அவர்களைப் பார்க்க ரொம்ப பிடிக்கும். நன்றி
Listening Activity
Listen to this conversation between Mala and Selvi and answer the questions below:
Audio:
Conversation, family unit © Vidya Mohan and Samyukta Iyer, 2024, CC BY-NC 4.0
Read the questions and record your answers in the recorder below.
Where does Mala’s family live?
What is Mala’s mother and Father’s Name?
How many siblings does Mala have? Write the correct Tamil word to address each sibling.
Where is Selvi’s family from?
What is Selvi’s mother and father’s name?
How many siblings does Selvi have? Write the correct Tamil word to address each sibling.
Presentation Activity
Record five sentences of audio about your family. You can make up a imaginary family or have your teacher give you a card/picture for an imaginary family. I have added few below, if you choose to use it. Please pick one of the person in the picture as the speaker/main character and then talk about the relationship terms in Tamil. Feel free to give names and ages to all people in your sentences (family). these can be made up or real.
